Auditions

The Story:

Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex, eerie things start to go bump in the night, and the hearts and horrors of the Blake family are exposed. 

 

Characters:

​MOMO – 70s, female, Erik’s mother, grandmother to Brigid and Aimee. Has been afflicted with dementia. For the most part, she remains passive and disconnected but has episodes where she becomes manic and aggressive. 
 
DEIRDRE – 50-60s, female, Erik’s loyal wife, devoted mother to Brigid and Aimee. With silent strength, she clings wholeheartedly to traditions, familial duty, and the Catholic faith.  
 
AIMEE – 30s, female, Erik and Deirdre’s eldest daughter. Both self-conscious and self-deprecating, her career as a lawyer once held great promise. Now, her physical and emotional health both suffer following a breakup from her long-term girlfriend. 

 

BRIGID – 20s, female, The younger daughter of the Blake family, well-meaning but often impractical and dreamy. She has recently moved in with Richard and is half-heartedly pursuing a career in music and attempting to live out her perception of a sophisticated adult lifestyle. 
 
ERIK – 50-60s, male, A middle class dad, practical to a fault and very set in his ways. He has sacrificed a great deal over the years to provide a good life for his family, but his recent confession has upset the comfortable world he knows.  
 
RICHARD – 30s, male, A worldly-wise graduate student, Richard comes from a wealthy family and has never wanted for anything. Despite their age difference, he truly loves Brigid and yearns to be accepted by her family. 

 

Rehearsal Dates::

Rehearsals will begin within a week of casting and are typically Monday-Thursday evening and Sundays (afternoon or evening).